The Novurania CHASE 27 and the Fjord 53 XL are close on the numbers but split on drivetrain, shaft versus ips.
Drivetrains differ: the Novurania CHASE 27 runs shaft, the Fjord 53 XL ips.
These two are closely matched; the decision comes down to the specific brief, garage envelope, guest count, and the missions the boat has to cover. The table below lays out every spec side by side.
The full spec table is below; the gold dot marks the leading value in each row.
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 8.00m | — |
| Beam | 2.70m | — |
| Dry weight | 2,720 kg | — |
| Performance | ||
| Top speed | 38 kt | — |
| Propulsion | ||
| Engine | Volvo D4 320 hp / Twin Yanmar 4LV 195 hp | — |
| Engines | 1 | — |
| HP per engine | 320 | — |
| Propulsion | shaft | ips |
| Capacity | ||
| Passengers | 12 | — |
| Fuel capacity | 246 L | — |
| Water capacity | 38 L | — |
| Build & classification | ||
| Hull material | grp | — |
| Classification | CE-C | — |
| Year | 2016 | — |
| Editorial highlight | ||
| First highlight | Vacuum-bagged cored GRP hull | Integrated tender garage |
Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
The builders
Who builds each boat, and where, the yard behind the spec.
Novurania traces its roots to mid-1950s Italy, where the business began as a rubber-coated fabric company supplying inflatable products to the Italian armed forces. In 1989, operating as Novurania of America, Inc., the company built its fi…
View Novurania →Fjord was founded in 1960 in Arendal, Norway, by Alf Richard Bjerke - a fiberglass-first builder from the outset, at a time when composite construction was still novel in Northern Europe. After a series of ownership changes across four dec…
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